Darkness was settling like a spell around them.

黑暗像魔咒一样笼罩着他们。

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But it was as though a curtain fell on a lit stage: all his excitement, all his hope and happiness were extinguished at a stroke, and he stood alone in the darkness, and the glorious spell was broken.

但是，就像是闪亮的舞台突然落下了帐幕一样，所有的激动、所有的希望和幸福在瞬间泯灭，他独自站在黑暗中，荣耀的符咒被打破了。

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After the usual brief spell of darkness and near suffocation, Harry found himself in the tiny alleyway where the first phase of their plan was scheduled to take place.

经过那短暂的黑暗和窒息般的感觉，哈利发现自己站在一条小巷子里，按照计划，行动的第一部分将在这里进行。

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